# Incident 19970801026419I: Ayres S2R, Interlaken, NY, August 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1997, 06:30 local time
- Place: Interlaken, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MTJG
- Location: 42.6178° N, 76.7255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Interlaken, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6178&lon=-76.7255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5521X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5521X-2021-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970801026419I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1997, AT 0630 LOCAL TIME, AN AERO COMMANDER THRUSH S2R, N5521X, OWNED BY SAVANNAH AGRI-AIR, INC. SAVANNAH, NY DEPARTED OVID, NY TO SPRAY SWEET CORN NEAR INTERLAKEN, NY. WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO SAVANNAH, NY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5521X (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180815011589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815011589A), Aug 15, 2018: Aero Commander S2R (N5521X), Westbrooke, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff due to perceived loss of power. Aircraft then went off end of runway at high speed, and flipped over after travelling 600 feet through…
- [Incident 19960809027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809027959I), Aug 9, 1996: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5521X), Savannah, NY. Narrative: top half of rudder separated from aircraft. Uneventful landing; no injuries. Found top rudder hinge was of "new" type triple hinge design and…
- [Accident 19740709033179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740709033179A), Jul 9, 1974: Ayres S2R (N5521X), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. Heavily loaded.l gr strut failed at old weld.
- [Accident 19731008034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008034109A), Oct 8, 1973: Ayres S2R (N5521X), Fisher, AR, Substantial damage. Plt last pass made l turn too close to rice l wing tip hit rice acft cartwheeled.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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